Pablo Picasso holding the revolver he carried loaded with blanks which he would ‘shoot’ at people who asked about the meaning of his paintings, 1958.
Can You Endure The Spanish Donkey
At first glance, the so-called Spanish Donkey may not seem menacing. But take a closer look.
Your package will be destroyed. Imagine never having the ability to squeeze out a few kids. Simply being an asshole could cause a man to self-mutilate themselves. Pure agony of the worst kind.
It was shaped like a pommel horse in gymnastics, but with a pointed triangular edge facing upwards. This device’s shape ensured that its victims received a gruesomely agonizing experience.
The offender would be stripped of all of their clothes and then made to straddle what was essentially a triangular piece of metal with a board placed over it to form a sawhorse-type shape.
Often, the victim would then have restraints or weights tied to their ankles in order to make the experience even more painful.
Depending on how long a victim was made to sit on the Spanish Donkey, they could experience anything from intense discomfort to agonizing pain to disfigurement and death.
Gauging Successes Versus Failure
Did you succeed or fail?
You were given 4 days to make 2000 dollars.
Today you need to look back at your actions and admit failure or defeat.
Did you even try?
Or,
Are you so demoralized, such a complete slave, that you thought the task was impossible?
Someone your age,
Someone in your exact position,
Received the same challenge you did.
And through sheer determination, grit and ingenuity, succeeded in making the 2000 dollars.
It's not that you COULDN'T do it.
It's that you thought it was impossible for you, so you didn't even TRY.
Taking tasks like these and capitalizing on them can bring a huge benefit. But after the achievement - what next.
Make the goal larger, the start smaller and you will see outstanding gains. Did the gamble payoff? When you reach a failure pint do you give up, entirely?
I think you shouldn't. When you arrive at a point where you can attain successes constantly. Then and only then you learn your limitations of your capabilities.
After finding this point, your achievements will be plenty fold.
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